New SONAR X1 LogicKeyboard Now Available, Plus Blog Post on Keyboard Shortcuts

Can I run two keyboards nowaday? With USB being so easy? And can I run one ANSI keyboard and one in a Querty mode? Wouldn't that be luxurious?

Oh, good news, Seth! I'm gonna eventually get that keyboard, but next month is already planned out financially.

Helpful blog info, too.

I like this keyboard alot. And the price is just fine with me for what it does.

Jesse G

Erik_O


Very nice I'm probably gonna buy it anyway, but it would be nice with some more pictures and specs.

Erik,
 
just go to the source site...  http://www.logickeyboard.com/shop/cakewalk-sonar-x1-2445p.html
 
Peace

 
Hi Jesse,
I've been on that site and that's what left me wanting a bit more information. From the picture it's a bit hard to get a real impression of how the keyboard looks in real life and I would like some information about dimensions and weight and if it's wireless - which it's probably not, since it comes with a usb cable (although there's no cable in the pic).
All in all I guess I just want to be more tempted as a potential customer. Take a look at this site : http://www.editorskeys.com/audio-editing-keyboards/dedicated-pro-tools-keyboard.html#Pro. That's close to what I had in mind.
But as I said, I will probably get this thing sooner or later anyway.
 
Kind regards from...

Will this keyboard work with a PS/2 adaptor?

The keyboard arrived, and I'm very very happy with it. It is built well, with low profile keys like on a laptop, and - surprise - it has two additional usb ports on each side of it - so I put my mouse in one and a usb stick in the other and that freed up two ports on my computer. The keyboard appears to have a brushed metal top, and I got the color code key chart with it and now everything makes perfect sense. I just love having the keys labeled like this. Oh yes, and you can put your spare keyboard in one of the extra usb side ports and use two keyboards at the same time. Or your Shuttle Pro. Absolute home run Cakewalk (by Roland) !!!

Most likely it will not. I forget why off hand, but I've tried that before and it didn't work. I did some searching on the web after, and found that, unlike USB mice, most USB keyboards will NOT work with an adaptor to PS2... even if the adaptor is specifically designed as a keyboard adaptor. Unless someone tries it and says this keyboard specifically does, I wouldn't count on it.

 
I've never had a problem with any USB keyboard using a PS/2 adapter.  It frees up a USB port and, in my opinion, works better all around.  Bear in mind, there are two types of USB-to-PS/2 adapters, (specifically for either mice or keyboards) and if you use the wrong one, it won't work.  Often they're color-coded: purple for keyboard, green for mouse.  Since this is essentially a normal keyboard, I see no reason it wouldn't work with the proper adapter.  But...if it has a built in USB hub, as someone mentioned, obviously that won't work if you go PS/2.

Just got mine.
Definitely well built and nice feel.
Thanks Cake.

T

relpomiraculous


The keyboard arrived, and I'm very very happy with it. It is built well, with low profile keys like on a laptop, and - surprise - it has two additional usb ports on each side of it - so I put my mouse in one and a usb stick in the other and that freed up two ports on my computer. The keyboard appears to have a brushed metal top, and I got the color code key chart with it and now everything makes perfect sense. I just love having the keys labeled like this. Oh yes, and you can put your spare keyboard in one of the extra usb side ports and use two keyboards at the same time. Or your Shuttle Pro. Absolute home run Cakewalk (by Roland) !!!

Thanks for bringing the extra USB ports to my attention.  Just might be the thing that makes me buy one.

When you plugged it in did the windows driver install? I would return it to the return address on the box. That would be Cakewalk I think, as my box is already in a landfill.

Make a backlit one and I'm in.

No offense Cake, but $125 for a keyboard is just ludicrous...

 
Well, I tend to agree.  On the other hand, it does look like a top-shelf keyboard, to begin with, and when you add the printing and color-coding--not to mention the spify Cakewalk logo--the price may not be quite into the "ludicrous" range.  Pricey, for certain.  I bet they will wind up on the sale rack sometime in the future, though.  Might be worth the wait.
 
Then again, it would be fairly easy to make something functional at home.  You can always pick up decent, ordinary keyboards for next to nothing.  Grab one, spray paint the keys for color-coding (take them off the board, first, LOL), then either hand-paint what you want on them, OR simply pick up some neon keyboard decals ($10 at Microcenter) and stick them on.  Kinda fun, really.  Well, if you're into that kinda thing, which personally I'm not.   :)

Could anyone at Cakewalk care to answer my question above about availability in Europe?

Those decals look like they came out of a cereal box... but worth a look at all the same. 

JesusMics


Those decals look like they came out of a cereal box... but worth a look at all the same. 

IMHO the photo on Amazon doesn't do them justice.  I've got 'em & they look pretty good (except the cat likes to try to chew them off, lol).  I did put a custom clear plastic cover over my keyboard first to allow for future changes.
HeyDan